Dawn Quigley

Filled with lots of glitter, raised pinkies, and humorous misunderstandings, this second book in the Jo Jo Makoons series—written by Dawn Quigley and illustrated by Tara Audibert—is filled with the joy of a young Ojibwe girl discovering her very own special shine from the inside out.

First grader Jo Jo Makoons knows how to do a lot of things, like how to play jump rope, how to hide her peas in her milk, and how

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Oh, snow day, snow day, what a very fun no-school day! Jo Jo Makoons is back in the third book in this favorite chapter book series, and she's planning the very best version of the winter Olympics that her Ojibwe community has ever seen… Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most-Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi-all have their own ways of being healthy. So when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy...

Jo Jo Makoons has noticed that the family members she loves most--Mama, Kokum, and even her cat, Mimi--all have their own ways of being healthy. So when Teacher says that their class will be learning about healthy habits, Jo Jo is ready to be neighborly by helping everyone around her be healthy too. After a snowstorm shuts down her Ojibwe reservation, Jo Jo uses her big imagination and big personality to help both Elders and classmates alike. Because...

When she has a snow day, Jo Jo Makoons, who has been learning about healthy habits at school, uses this opportunity to help everyone around her be healthy, too, by organizing a community-wide winter Olympics.

Apple Starkington turned her back on her Native American heritage the moment she was called a racial slur. Not that she really even knew how to be an Indian in the first place. Too bad the white world doesn't accept her either. After her wealthy father gives her the boot one summer, Apple reluctantly agrees to visit her relatives on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota for the first time. She experiences culture shock while she tries...